| Pronunciation: | | `nânri'striktiv
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| Matching Terms: | | nonrestrictive clause
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| | Definition: | | [adj] (grammar) not limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase; "the nonrestrictive clause in `I always buy his books, which have influenced me greatly,' refers to his books generally and adds an additional fact about them" |
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| | Synonyms: | | unrestrictive |
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| | Related Terms: | | broad-minded, culpably negligent, derelict, freethinking, inadvertent, inattentive, laissez-faire, latitudinarian, lax, liberal, libertarian, libertine, loose, neglectful, neglecting, negligent, noninterfering, off-guard, open-minded, overly permissive, permissive, procrastinating, relaxed, remiss, scamping, skimping, slack, slighting, slurring, tolerant, unbigoted, uncircumspect, unguarded, unrigorous, unwary, unwatchful |
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